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3. Death Valley formed as a result of the Sierra Nevada mountains blocking precipitation blowing in from the Pacific Ocean This is an example of a mountain barrier forming what is known as
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3. Death Valley formed as a result of the Sierra Nevada mountains blocking precipitation blowing in from the Pacific Ocean

This is an example of a mountain barrier forming what is known as

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When moisture from the air passes over a mountain barrier and forms a lens shape above a mountain peak, clouds are created.

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